Get-Every-Last-Drop Container Hacks Everyone Should Know

Waste not: Here's how to squeeze every last ounce of product from your beauty product containers

I have a few healthy preoccupations: Pomeranians, things that sparkle, everything makeup-related. But recently, when I was running low on my favorite eye shadow primer and started researching how to crack it open, I realized my preoccupation with getting every last drop of product had become a little, well, obsessive.

When I finally cracked it open and saw at least four more uses, it hit me: What other products am I tossing before they're spent? I turned to cosmetic chemist Donald Frey and makeup artist Jill McKay for tips on how to scrape every last drop, crumb and smear out of beauty product containers.